BA Linguistics and Japanese / Overview

Year of entry: 2022

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Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Duration: 4 years
Typical A-level offer: ABB
Typical contextual A-level offer: Grades BBB.

Applicants must have achieved a minimum of GCSE Grade B standard in a Foreign Language.

This programme is designed for students whose level of Japanese at entry ranges from complete beginner to approximately A-level standard. It is not suitable for students whose first language is Japanese.

Find out more about contextual admissions.
Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.

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Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall. 6,5,5 in Higher Level subjects; Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply through UCAS

Course overview

Study the unique human faculty of language, investigate world languages and develop transferable skills in quantitative methods.
Explore issues such as how languages arise, change and die, how children acquire their first language and what happens when speakers of different languages come into contact.
Gain advanced linguistic skills in Japanese and explore the culture, history and politics of Japan.
Spend a year in Japan to consolidate your language learning.
Study at a university ranked eighth in the UK for Languages, Literature and Linguistics (THE World University Rankings by Subject 2020).

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Fees

Fees for entry in 2022 have not yet been set. For entry in 2021 the tuition fees were £9,250 per annum for home students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2022 entry.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

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Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Telephone: (+44) (0)161 275 3211
Email: ug.languages@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
School/Faculty overview: See: About us

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